Tex. Local Government Code § 363.255
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 363.255, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 363.255. FILING OF PETITION.
Official statutory text
To form the basis for the ordering of a referendum, the petition must:
(1) be filed with the clerk of the political subdivision not later than the 60th day after the date of its issuance; and
(2) contain at least a number of signatures of registered voters of the political subdivision equal to five percent of the number of votes cast in the political subdivision for all candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election.
(1) be filed with the clerk of the political subdivision not later than the 60th day after the date of its issuance; and
(2) contain at least a number of signatures of registered voters of the political subdivision equal to five percent of the number of votes cast in the political subdivision for all candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election.
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